Does anyone else feel like they blinked and it was December?
It can't be just me.
And yet, here we are on New Year's Eve. Bonus son is working until 9pm, then headed home so he's ready for work in the morning. Oldest is hunkered down in his room, like most days now, fully engrossed in video games *cough* not looking for a job. sigh Youngest, much to my dismay has headed over to a friend's house, a term I use loosely, for the night. He is supposed to stay there. He did not drive. I will be picking him up around 8 am so he can sleep off whatever his night entails and be ready for work at 2pm.
I made a comment about how I resented that he made it feel like we weren't good enough to spend his night with. He said he "doesn't like when I put words in his mouth, and that I say New Year's Eve is overrated, but he doesn't know that because he's only been out once to celebrate it in his 18 years." He has a point, but I don't have to like it. Parenting is not for sissies my friends.
We have two people positive for COVID in the office. It was a matter of time really. Contact tracing has rendered 3 more people out until the 7th, making it very difficult to staff. I am training a new person which is hopeful and helpful for the office. So far I'm still feeling healthy, and both employees are recovering nicely.
The rest of our couch has arrived. It's quite comfy, and provides a ton of extra seating without taking up any extra space, a huge plus in a tiny home. My sister got me a pillow for Christmas...
The husband agreed to have my ring redesigned for me for Christmas. I had a journey ring for years that was made from a diamond I got in Rome in the late 90's, a promise ring Tony gave me when we first started dating to tell me he was "all in" in '05, and a pearl that the boys had sent a diver down for at Sea World during our first vacation together as a blended family in '07. Last year, the pearl had become so worn that the prongs started to shift and so, to not risk losing the diamonds, I stopped wearing it. He redesigned the ring to incorporate my engagement ring, and I was able to pick it up right before Christmas.
Christmas day otherwise was all about the cleaning. I swear I cleaned the house at least 3 times before I felt like I was making a dent. For the first time in 17 years I took the day after Christmas off. It was nice to have the day to put everything away and take the tree down. They called me at home however to let me know that I needed to work on Monday. The post Christmas 6 day work weeks have begun, and with so many out on quarantine, I don't see it ending soon.
Oldest decided to move back to the city at the end of the month. I will miss him terribly but it's what he needs. I will not miss his yelling at the computer. Not. At. All. I took 5 days off just so I could at least be there which ever day he is told he can move in. Covid still allows for only one parent at the actual move in, and I'm enlisting the Hubs for the manual labor. I can pay for lunch afterwards.
A few days ago the bulb burnt out on our ceiling light over the kitchen table. Turns out it's a funky bulb and I had to search the Depot for about an hour before finding it. I tried installing it that night and the whole fixture flickered and then fell from the ceiling. Calling it a sign from the universe that I should woman up and buy the light I've been eyeing for 4 years, I broke down and brought it home. Oldest and I were able to install it, mostly in the dark. It's not perfect, but it will do, and hopefully not fall from the ceiling.
The husband made several comments about it before it was up, now he's fine with it, mostly because it didn't involve him for installation, and I didn't electrocute myself in the process. None of us can believe how bright it is now. I also found a dawn to dusk bulb for the front steps while I was at the Depot, well worth the $6, and some $5 LED workshop lights that I've installed throughout the garage. It's really been enlightening over here. <- See what I did there?
So that's the news from this part of the blog o'sphere. Nothing spectacular, just moving into 2021 quietly, slowly, not touching anything. Listening to the universe, dodging cooties, and silently praying daily for Youngest that 2021 is a turning point for him.
What else can we do, right?
Happy New Year's Eve!! I agree. I thought spending most of the year in isolation would make it go slower but it does seem like I just blinked, too.
ReplyDeleteSorry you have had so many people at work in quarantine and getting the virus. Be careful!
Being a parent is a white knuckle job at times, for sure.
I hope you have a really wonderful and rather uneventful year--LOL! That's what I'm hoping for--quiet and boring and safe. ;)
Happy New Year, Juli! The past year somehow dragged on while simultaneously flying by. I love your ring! Congrats on the new light - I need to figure out our kitchen light. We have this ridiculous fixture that does not give out enough light. I'm sorry to hear your co-workers are sick. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm right there with you - if we tiptoe into 2021 and touch nothing - maybe it'll be okay.
Not just you December went by in a flash and 2020 dragged on and on till we hit December and then in a blink it is 2021.
ReplyDeleteSharing the prayers for you all. I'm practicing being a light in the dark days coming.
ReplyDeleteI have to say and I'm sure no one will agree, 2020 for me went incredibly fast. It was amazing how the month would begin and then suddenly be over whether it was the hot months of summer or the months of lock down we had. I was surprised too with how fast December went. First we were putting up the little decorations we did and now they were taken down.
ReplyDeleteYoungest will eventually get it. Hopefully 2021 will be a turning point for him. It may take a few more years until it finally catches and he sees the light and changes what he can.
We have had at least 1 positive Covid test/person in our office at work. It was "easy" to figure out who it was as that person wasn't at work for a couple of weeks. I think eventually so many of us will get it; its just a matter of how severe or mild it may be.
Your ring is lovely :)
Happy New Year!
betty
Oooh, I love the design of that light! And the dark paint color with the white trim (I do the same).
ReplyDeleteTeens are not fun. When people say they really enjoy the teen years, I want to punch them. It's great when they grow older, though, and realize you are not a complete idiot.